A Bad-Boy-Charming Male Lead Who’s Devoted, and Everyone in His Circle Knows He Likes the Heroine 男主痞帅，专一，而且整个圈子都知道他喜欢女主

1. 101 不 I Will Never Leave the Green Mountains 不与青山辞 A Crescent Moon, Bright and Clear一弯皎皎Modern Romance245k WordsCompleted [Marry First, Love Later + Older Man + Guiding Lover + Both Pure] "A gentle, fatherly boyfriend and a bright little ray of sunshine" One moment, Jiang Tang thought she had finally made it through every hardship. The next, she was doing a full backflip and crashing into an iceberg. By a series of mishaps, she had managed to get involved with Mu Zhiqing. He was a mysterious businessman who stood alone atop a high tower, as unfathomable as a deep abyss. Rumor had it that he was upright and proper, 27.4kReads9.4Score2.9kShelves
2. 102 旖 A Sultry Marriage 旖旎婚色 One Thousand Five One一千五一Modern Romance330k WordsCompleted [Cool on the outside, hot on the inside male lead × bright, timid but brave female lead] [Secret crush + devoted couple + sweet romance + wealthy family] Su Ning has wanted Lu Chixu for ages, and finally confesses to him, in front of the entire company leadership. Then he fires her without mercy. That very night, she takes advantage of an opportunity and sleeps with Lu Chixu. Su Ning figures she came out ahead. Afterward, she prepares to run. She hasn’t even stepped onto the plane when she’s dra 7.7kReads9.0Score722Shelves
3. 103 清 Qingfeng Villa 清风墅 Sunlit Bird扶光鸟Modern Romance284k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] [Marriage first, love later + Age gap + Literary family + Slow-burn romance + Both leads are each other's first] *Theme: Children who are cherished don't have to say they're sorry.* As a child, Shu He was utterly broken by her coldhearted father. During an extreme snowstorm in Jingbei, she wandered alone by the roadside, clutching the doll that had grown up with her. The blizzard raged, and she eventually collapsed, frozen stiff. A Bentley pulled over. The young man 115.4kReads9.5Score14.9kShelves
4. 104 退 After Breaking Off the Engagement, I Was Pulled into My Younger Uncle's Arms 退婚后，被小叔叔揽腰宠 Shu Zhi黍枝Modern Romance350k WordsCompleted Diva × Daddy-Type | Mutual Firsts / HE Ruan Li had been adopted and treated like a pampered young heiress for over a decade. Then one day, the real daughter was suddenly found. She took Ruan Li’s room, connections, and even her fiancé. When the real daughter persuaded their parents to marry her off to a middle-aged tycoon, Ruan Li turned to the one man no one dared offend: her former fiancé’s uncle. Late one night, she pretended to be scared and knocked on Fu Huaizhou’s door in her pajamas. “Unc 24.4kReads9.3Score2.7kShelves
5. 105 明 Flirting Openly! Seducing in Secret! Sharing Sweet Moments on a Dating Show with a Top-Tier Star 明撩！暗诱！和顶流影帝恋综撒糖 A Crescent Moon一剪月Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The print editions of the novel and manga adaptation of Secret Crush Echoes are now available for purchase across all platforms. Li Jiu is hailed as a breathtaking beauty in Beijing’s elite circles, with sultry eyes, long legs, a slender waist, and a dazzling, unrestrained beauty. One drunken night, she accidentally flirts with Pei Shisi, a top-tier star and actor, then gets boycotted across the internet after a trending video shows her pinching his butt. What no one knows is that the two grew u 18.8kReads9.5Score2.5kShelves

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   Peacock vs. Persian Cat: Childhood sweethearts, bickering lovers, their romance is so sweet it's almost unbearable; the male lead's favoritism is common knowledge. [Sending heart]

6. 106 被 Day and Night Under the Watch of the Unhinged Campus Heartthrob 被疯批校草盯上的日日夜夜 Custard Bunny奶黄兔子Modern Romance364k WordsCompleted [Transmigrated into a book + obsessive and possessive love interest + coercive romance + groveling redemption + mutual first loves] A dark, obsessive, dangerously unhinged young man VS a quirky, lively girl who's sweet and feisty Ji Yuyan transmigrates into a book as the wicked supporting female character. In the story, she is a scheming character who keeps sabotaging the romance between the hero and heroine. But in the end, she dies miserably at the hands of the villain, who adores the heroine 1.5kReads6.5Score147Shelves

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   This one!! The male lead is super handsome, devoted, and obsessive, while the female lead is a delicate and beautiful woman.

7. 107 八 The 1980s: A Rich Beauty Dumps Her Jerk Boyfriend and Marries a Rugged Tycoon 八零白富美：踹渣男改嫁糙汉大佬 A Painting of Yesteryear一画当年Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted This novel has been adapted into the short drama Factory Beauty Returns to 1988. Ji Wanmei was born beautiful and slender, the daughter of the factory director. At eighteen, she got into the provincial university. With her hair in braids and a floral dress on, her hips swaying as she walked, she was every single male worker at the factory’s dream girl. In her previous life, her father arranged for her to marry the deputy factory director’s son. Later, the state-owned factory was privatized. The 2.7kReads8.9Score292Shelves

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   🔥🔥①The female protagonist, Ji Wanmei, is naturally beautiful and the factory director's daughter. She was admitted to university at eighteen and was the dream girl of all the single male employees in the factory. 🔥🔥In her previous life, her father arranged for her to marry the deputy factory director's son. After marriage, the man's shameless nature was exposed, and he even committed domestic violence. She was reborn at eighteen. The more Ji Wanmei thought about it, the more agitated she became. This time, she absolutely, absolutely refused to marry that scumbag Yang Zhiping again! Upon receiving her university acceptance letter, she saw Lei Tingjun squatting at the factory gate smoking. She stopped: "I have some college entrance exam review materials here, do you want to take a look?" Lei Tingjun flicked his cigarette butt and froze. Lei Tingjun was the most difficult troublemaker in the chemical factory. Orphaned and raised on charity, this sentence changed Lei Tingjun's life. Later, Lei Tingjun studied diligently for her, passed the university entrance exam, and went to the city to start his own business. He eventually became one of the top ten outstanding entrepreneurs in the country. After their marriage, they were a loving couple with two children.

8. 108 生 Crying Through Childbirth, I’m Spoiled by a Powerful Man in the 1990s 生崽痛哭，我在九零被大佬宠上天 The Dark Circles Aren't Dark黑眼圈不黑Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Set in a bygone era + sweet romance + family life + building wealth + devoted one-on-one couple] Everyone at Big Willow Courtyard knew Gu Lin was a reckless hooligan who brought misfortune to his relatives. They warned their children to stay away from him, or they'd end up unlucky too. Mu Ning transmigrated into a period novel as the cannon-fodder ex-wife of a major supporting character. Her original body's fate was to die in childbirth. She touched her four-month baby bump and trembled with fe 7.9kReads8.7Score497Shelves
9. 109 救 Help! The Poor Boy I Dumped Became a Factory Director 救命！甩掉的穷小子成厂长了 Tea Tea Lemon茶茶柠檬Modern Romance240k WordsCompleted [No Transmigration + No Rebirth + 1980s + Devoted Couple] Wen Qingyan's father ran the family business poorly, losing the several ventures left by his ancestors. All they had left to make a living was a tailor shop. When Wen Qingyan was seventeen, her whole family moved to Xiao Zhou Village. That's where Wen Qingyan met and fell in love with Zhou Zhaoshen, the poorest man in the village. They even got as far as preparing to get engaged, but they still broke up. When they parted, she gave him qui 1.5kReads7.9Score101Shelves
10. 110 全 A Marriage Made of Pure Sweetness 全糖婚恋 Ying Luye应绿野Modern Romance379k WordsCompleted My new work is here! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 540Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    This one is the only choice! The male lead's love for the female lead is known throughout the industry. It's the best "arranged marriage to love" novel I've read this year!

11. 111 恃 Spoiled Rotten! The Sweetest Little Darling Wins 恃宠！撒娇美人最好命 ViVi1223Modern Romance387k WordsCompleted [Gentle, cool beauty X unruly, devilishly handsome young heir] [Both devoted and strong + sweet, flirtatious romance] The owner of Half-Cup Teahouse is a famously beautiful woman, with skin like ice and jade, exquisite features, and a graceful figure. Song Yu first met Luo Yi when his friend tricked him into going to the teahouse for a cup of tea. She wore a white embroidered qipao, with glossy black hair and porcelain skin. The high slit in her skirt lent her elegant look a hint of sensuality, 16.7kReads9.0Score1.8kShelves

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    The first three books are super good.

12. 112 她 She Knows Just How to Play Cute 她惯会撒娇 Wen Daidai文黛黛Modern Romance226k WordsCompleted [Rekindled love + childhood sweethearts + sweet romance + entirely fictional + a story within a story + complete + no real-life basis] Delicate, frail sweetheart × cool, gentle older boy “Shen Yannan.” Jiang Tian took a deep breath. “Do you like someone, and, ” “Hmm?” Jiang Tian asked, “Is it someone I know?” Shen Yannan chuckled softly. “Yes. Why don’t you ask her for me, Jiang Tiantian?” “I suppose I could.” Jiang Tian lowered her head, the tips of her ears turning red. “But will you always, a 59.6kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves
13. 113 婚 After Marriage, the Aloof Beauty Is Held by the Weary Tycoon, Who Kisses and Clings to Her 婚后清冷美人被厌世大佬搂腰缠吻 Cranes Part from Green Mountains鹤别青山Modern Romance216k WordsCompleted [Short drama now available] [Both Pure + Marriage First, Love Later + Secretly Planned for a Long Time + Sweet Everyday Romance] A devoted-to-his-wife young master × a cool, aloof finance department beauty Gu Zhiyan confidently believes that with Shen Nanyin's family background, she'll come crawling back to him sooner or later. Until he sees her get into the Lu family's exclusive luxury car with his own eyes. One night, Gu Zhiyan gets blackout drunk and pounds on the door, his eyes red as he beg 42.1kReads9.4Score5.2kShelves

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    The second male lead's rise to power is fraught with hardship as he tries to win back his wife's affections. The male lead schemes relentlessly, causing the female lead to break up with her ex-boyfriend and seizing the opportunity to climb the social ladder. He's quite cunning. Everyone in the industry knows he likes the female lead, except for her.

14. 114 千 After the Heiress Returned, the Whole City Doted on Her 千金归来后被全城团宠 Heaven Opens to Delusions天开妄想Modern Romance637k WordsCompleted [Retired soldier and heiress of a gambling king’s family × refined young master of a scholarly family] [Long-planned scheme × marriage first, love later × both are devious] Sheng Lanyin, the gambling king’s heiress from the Sheng family of Aocheng, was a vain, beautiful, willful young lady. She was also a retired soldier, bold and commanding. Her reason for retiring was: [Go home, deal with my scumbag father and his string of mistresses, and inherit the family fortune on the way.] Xie Yanci, the 16.3kReads9.4Score1.8kShelves

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    So sweet! [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration]

15. 115 恶 The Villainess Changes Careers to Become a Top Tycoon's Dotting Daughter 恶毒女配转行，做顶级豪门妈宝女 Xian Mi仙米Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The reality show A Hundred Careers premiered to great fanfare. Among all the different professions, viewers spotted a particularly unusual one: pampered rich girl? That’s a career? * After Su Jinli fell into a swimming pool and nearly drowned, countless memories inexplicably appeared in her mind. She was the wicked supporting actress in a novel, constantly used by the heroine as a foil, bullied, face-slapped, and left with nothing, before meeting a tragic end that dragged her wealthy family down 7.3kReads8.1Score795Shelves

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    "That's good." Su Jinli's bright eyes flickered slightly. "Then I'll change my profession. Tell the production team I'm changing careers and quitting acting." "What will you do then?" Sister Hong asked, "What profession will you use to participate in the live broadcast?" Su Jinli looked at the presidential desk where her mother worked, gazing at the crystal nameplate, and said, "My new profession is 'mama's girl.'" "What?" Sister Hong looked surprised. "Mama's girl." Su Jinli raised her pretty face high, "My new profession."

16. 116 假 A Fake Wedding? The Mad Tycoon Steals His Wife 假意错嫁？疯批大佬夺他妻 Lou Xianxing楼衔星Modern Romance200k WordsCompleted Song Yuchen never expected that when they met again three years later, she would already be married. He looked at the woman with an expression close to crazed; she, meanwhile, treated him with casual indifference, mixing love, hate, and revenge as she took back everything that belonged to her. Seeing how dismissive she was, Song Yuchen hoisted her over his shoulder. “Mrs. Jiang? What does he amount to? You’re my wife, understand?” Ling Xing: “You think you deserve me?” Song Yuchen: “Even a lover 5Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 117 醉 A Drunken Nighttime Kiss! One Flirt from Her, and the Arrogant Big Shot’s Heart Races 醉吻夜！她一撩，桀骜大佬心狂跳 A Crescent Moon一剪月Modern Romance539k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Climbing the Capital’s Family Tree is now available on all platforms.] [Top Capital City Tycoon · Rebellious, Devoted Suit-Wearing Bad Boy vs. Ballet Princess · Radiant, Proud Little Swan] Li Zhi and Fu Yanze grew up together, but Li Zhi turned out to be the fake heiress. For the sake of his own interests, Fu Yanze chose to get engaged to the real heiress, a leading actress in the entertainment industry. He hoped Li Zhi would understand and said he would come back to marr 59.7kReads9.5Score7.3kShelves

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    🍒The male lead is the head of a top wealthy family in Beijing. He is roguish yet handsome, devoted, and has been secretly in love with the female lead for eight years. During those eight years, he wore a pinky ring to remind himself to stay single and restrain himself. Finally, he got the chance to rise to power and began to pamper her like a princess.

18. 118 又 So Sweet, So Alluring! The Tipsy Young Master Held Her Close and Coaxed Her All Night 又乖又欲！太子爷醉酒夜抱她轻哄 Tan Qingzhu檀青竹Modern Romance512k WordsCompleted [Print edition available] The deeply devoted, dangerously unhinged scion of a powerful family × the cool, fallen heiress [Originally titled "A Night of Desire in the Capital"] A pure-hearted socialite from Beijing's elite circle + a rekindled romance + an ex who will do anything to win her back + an older lover who takes the lead + falling for him all over again Jiang Wanzhi comes from a prestigious family and is known throughout the capital as a pure, well-behaved young woman. Few people know 126.8kReads9.4Score175.7kShelves

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    ❤❤ [Beijing's Elite Prince × Soft and Sweet Little Rabbit] ✨A Prodigy × Guaranteed Admission to Peking University × Refined Scoundrel✨ He is a top-tier member of Beijing's elite elite, with a distinguished family background, stunning good looks, and a guaranteed admission through a competition, yet he insists on retaking the exam! Professors praise him as a genius, and girls are infatuated with him.

19. 119 很 Wild and Desirable! The Capital’s Heir Spoils Her Like a Little Princess 很野很欲！被京圈太子宠成小公主 I Have a Tiny Waist我有小细腰Modern Romance659k WordsCompleted [Male Lead Steals the Girl + Second Male Lead Chases His Wife to the Crematorium + Both Pure] [Rugged, Sensual, Wild and Wicked Suit-Wearing Bruiser x Slender, Soft, Fair and Beautiful Qipao Siren] Su Yanxi and Gu Yanze were betrothed as children. When she was nine, a major family crisis forced her to live with the Gu family. Under the Chinese scholar tree, a boy held a basketball and smiled brightly as he popped a White Rabbit candy into her mouth. “Little Crybaby, don’t cry. Big Brother will t 18.5kReads9.1Score2.1kShelves
20. 120 日 Day and Night, I Obsess Over You 日夜妄想 Fish Doesn't Speak鱼不语Urban1.9M WordsCompleted [Marriage before love + two powerful leads taking down scumbags + mutual secret crushes + world-class stubbornness + two scene-stealing power players] He’s a cold-blooded business tycoon, with enough rumored girlfriends to fill ten mahjong tables. She’s a ruthless heiress from a prominent family, with admirers and followers lined up all the way to Paris. A marriage of convenience, with each side keeping their distance. On the rooftop, they smoked side by side. Jiang Chenglin asked, “Ever conside 7.9kReads9.5Score1.1kShelves

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    It's a classic.

21. 121 撩 Flirting into Marriage 撩婚 Autumn Firefly秋流萤Modern Romance290k WordsCompleted The print edition of Wild Crane is now available on major platforms. He Yunxing comes from a prominent Hong Kong family. The elegant, aloof man has a black tattoo on his hand that looks wickedly sensual, like Satan himself has descended. He's cold and heartless, a complete utilitarian. Everyone is madly infatuated with him. Too bad he married young. Rumor has it that he and the eldest daughter of the Shen family have a terrible marriage and will soon divorce. In their vast room, a slender-waiste 16.8kReads9.3Score1.8kShelves

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    These are all good and worth recommending.

22. 122 听 Listen to Her Murmur 听她呢喃 Yun Wu云兀Modern Romance210k WordsCompleted Heiress of a wealthy family x refined but wicked tycoon [Sweet Romance + Married First, Love Later + One-on-One] Lin Yan and Xie Ting went from meeting to getting married in just two days. After the wedding, they went about their own business and kept out of each other’s way. One day, at a party in a bar, Lin Yan was resting on a sofa in the corner when her phone buzzed twice. Xie Ting: [What are you doing?] Lin Yan typed with one hand: [Getting ready to sleep.] After replying, she put down her 2.9kReads9.0Score357Shelves
23. 123 繁 Stars Falling into the River 繁星落江河 Red Beans of the Southern Country南国红豆Modern Romance339k WordsCompleted [School Life + Sweet Romance + Mutual Devotion + Straightforward Pursuit] Quirky, brilliant girl versus a wild, aloof heartthrob When she first met him, the boy rolled down the car window. “The city has suspended all bus routes due to extreme weather. Get in, I’ll give you a ride.” Su Fanxing glanced at her WeChat wallet and paused. “Driver, are you expensive?” The boy raised an eyebrow with a faintly amused smile. “Sorry, I’m a legitimate driver.” The next time she saw him, the boy kicked his d 1.4kReads9.2Score235Shelves

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    Jiang Chen, my classmate and I are shipping them right here! Their bickering is so cute! [Laughing emojis]

24. 124 盛 Summer Confession 盛夏告白 Ginger Congee生姜粥Modern Romance308k WordsCompleted [Steadfast Good Girl VS. Pretend Playboy, True Romantic] [Playboy Turns Over a New Leaf + Secret Love Comes True + Winning Her Back the Hard Way + Reunited After a Breakup] Jiang He secretly liked a boy. He was wild and untamable, carefree and easygoing, and changed girlfriends one after another. Someone asked her, “What does it feel like to have a secret crush?” Some might say it feels like summer, cicadas, gym class, and ice-cold soda. But to her, it was like a fierce gust of wind, arriving wi 19.7kReads9.3Score2.6kShelves

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    The story begins at the corner of an internet cafe, an accidental collision, the arrogant and aloof boy's eyes filled with displeasure. The story ends with the former boy setting aside his pride, like a devout believer, worshipping her as a goddess, tenderly offering her blessings. It is his passionate and beautiful Miss Ji, and her devoted and fervent Mr. Jiang, who will hold her hand and grow old together, not just in this lifetime. [Smile][Smile] Someone asked her, "What does it feel like to have a crush?" Perhaps some would say it's summer, the cicadas' chirping, gym class, an ice-cold cola. But she felt it was like a whirlwind, arriving with earth-shattering force, ruffling her hair, and sweeping through her heart. Finally, it passed in a flash, leaving only a jumbled memory.

25. 125 甜 Sweet Ripples 甜漾 Sweet Ripple甜漾Modern Romance194k WordsCompleted [Sweet campus short story + one-shot] [Both are each other's first] The first time they met, Pei Yu dragged Li Luo over beneath a big tree. When the discipline director came after him, lecturing him in a spray of spittle, Pei Yu didn't hesitate to step aside and expose Li Luo. She silently made a note to get back at him! Later on, Pei Yu tried again and again to hold back, but he couldn't resist teasing the soft and sweet Li Luo. The more he teased her, the more hooked he seemed to become. Then 1.7kReads9.4Score252Shelves

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    It's so incredibly beautiful! (｡･ω･｡)ﾉ♡

26. 126 他 His Strawberry Cigarette 他的草莓烟 Soft Strawberry Cub酥软的草莓崽Modern Romance323k WordsCompleted [Sweet campus romance + school bully + both are romantically inexperienced + possessive] (Hot-tempered, arrogant, clingy Jiang Wang + sweet, delicate little fairy Wen Wan) Jiang Wang of Linzhong is hot-tempered, arrogant, and unruly. He would rather throw a punch than say a word, and everyone fears him. Wen Wan has just transferred to Linzhong, and by a stroke of luck, she ends up sitting next to Jiang Wang, the big demon king. Everyone holds their breath for her, convinced she has gotten invol 9.8kReads9.1Score1.5kShelves
27. 127 听 Listen to the South 听南 Parting Words诀别词Modern Romance196k WordsCompleted Ten years ago, Xia Tingnan was in her third year of middle school, while her next-door neighbor Xu Bingran was a sophomore in high school. Both the Xia and Xu parents were busy, so Xia Tingnan, who loved sleeping in, was put in Xu Bingran's care. Xu Bingran was disciplined, sensible, a good student with dreams, and known as “Xu Bingran of No. 1 High School.” Xia Tingnan was lazy, scatterbrained, a happy slacker with decent grades, and everyone's beloved “cutie.” And so began a four-year routine: 29.2kReads9.6Score4.3kShelves
28. 128 救 Help! My Handsome Senior in the Shared Apartment Is Flirting Like Crazy 救命！合租学长撩疯了 Shu Zhi黍枝Modern Romance416k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] A socially anxious, skin-hungry softie × a cool, ruthless heartthrob with a sharp tongue The first thing Chu Yu did after moving into her new home was ask on social media: "What do I do if my live-in roommate is ridiculously handsome?" "I have no experience writing fiction. Can I learn from my roommate?" "What if I was watching a video and accidentally projected it onto my roommate's room..." "When my skin hunger flares up, can I go to my roommate for help..." They 59.2kReads9.5Score8.1kShelves
29. 129 让 Let Big Brother Hold You 让哥哥抱抱 Painted Peach Mist绘桃雾Modern Romance159k WordsCompleted [Now available in bookstores everywhere] One day, Wen Xu accidentally got drunk and pinned Shen Tingnan beneath her. Taking advantage of the alcohol, she asked, “Brother Tingnan, will you go out with me?” “Do you know what you’re saying?” “I do.” Shen Tingnan turned the tables and pinned her beneath him, kissing the lips he had longed for. He whispered in her ear, “You’re finally mine.” 7.3kReads9.2Score846Shelves
30. 130 热 A Hot Kiss in Midsummer 热吻盛夏 Starlight in the Wilderness原野星光Modern Romance459k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Summer Breeze is now available] [Bad-boy charm with a world-weary edge | Cool yet sweet heroine | Both are each other's first love, both are strong | Saving each other] The summer she turned sixteen, Xia Zhi transferred to Linhai and met a boy named Sheng Ye. He was wild, ruthless, and arrogant, a famous school heartthrob. Clouds covered the sun when they first met, but Xia Zhi spotted him at once. Sheng Ye asked her, “Am I handsome?” At graduation. With his hair dyed blu 11.2kReads9.4Score1.6kShelves

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    A charmingly roguish male lead, devoted to one woman 💐💐 [Double virginity, HE + Double first love + Rogue boy vs. Unruly girl + Straightforward approach, both leads are talkative] He first met Tang Yi in Tongcheng. That summer, he won the Physics Olympiad and strolled through the streets of Tongcheng, casually wandering, his medal still warm in his pocket. Wandering aimlessly in this unfamiliar city, he felt a surge of novelty. His gaze stopped a short distance ahead. A little girl in a light yellow floral dress held a handwoven basket in her hands, slightly raised, helping her grandmother pick locust flowers. The summer sun was intense, and the girl's face was slightly flushed, perhaps from the heat, but she showed no impatience, standing there quietly, following instructions. Because of that casual glance, Shen Huaizhou's first impression of Tang Yi was that she was gentle and obedient. He never expected to see her again after returning to Jingbei. This time, the boy smiled, realizing for the first time that he had misjudged her. Beneath the girl's docile exterior lay a sharp, thorny interior, growing wildly in his heart.

31. 131 轻 Go Easy on Me 轻点哄 Zhou Sui Xi周岁喜Modern Romance524k WordsCompleted [School life + sweet romance + obsessive love + healing + reborn + personal growth + everyday life] [Brooding, violent, obsessive boy × sweet-natured, kindhearted top student] At eighteen, Zhou Lin has an alcoholic father and an absent mother. He holds the family together all by himself. At seventeen, Cheng Ruanuan is the apple of her family’s eye and the darling of her school, adored by everyone since childhood. His father doesn’t love him and his mother abandoned him. He spends all year cold, 1.8kReads9.3Score194Shelves
32. 132 暗 Secret Seduction! Why Is the Gloomy School Bully Crying in Such a Hurry Again? 暗诱！阴郁校霸怎么又急哭了 Kimchi Jar泡菜坛子Modern Romance768k WordsCompleted [Mutual healing! Mutual secret crushes!] Shi Man has the stigma of being the daughter of a mistress. She’s good at studying, gets good grades, and is beautiful, yet she’s a cold-blooded girl with no heart. To escape the shackles imposed by her biological parents, she lives on her own. She never expected to witness the school bully’s brutal violence on her very first day after transferring! Jing Xing, the feared school bully of Jinping No. 1 High School, is ruthless, decisive, and keeps his dista 3.6kReads9.1Score436Shelves
33. 133 我 I Cried in Such a Unique Way, the Campus Heartthrob Was Stunned 我哭的别具一格，校草学长惊呆了 I Took Great Pains我煞费苦心Modern Romance213k WordsCompleted Sweet Romance | No career ambitions, just love Lin Jianzhi is a crybaby with tear ducts that work overtime. She cries when she’s nervous, cries when she’s happy, and cries even harder when she’s sad. One day, the senior she’s had a crush on for years stands before her and offers her a pack of tissues. Zhu Liheng: “Could you stop crying?” Lin Jianzhi tries to explain, but she can’t stop sobbing long enough to get the words out. Zhu Liheng is about to lose his mind. “What do you want, exactly? Do 3.6kReads9.4Score475Shelves
34. 134 宝 The Baby Is Too Sweet: The Bad-Boy Big Shot Flirts With and Spoils Her Ten Thousand Times 宝宝太甜，痞帅大佬撩宠一万次 A Little Milk Candy一颗小奶糖Modern Romance364k WordsCompleted [Sweet, gentle girl × cocky, handsome, reckless racer] [Reborn with tons of sweetness + an irresistibly flirtatious male lead + cocky guy turns into a devoted wife-slave + sweet romance] Ruan Tiantian is reborn at eighteen, back in her freshman year of college. What she doesn’t know is that in her previous life, after she died, the bad-boy Shen Xiuyu, who had always followed her around, actually killed someone for her. A dazzling young heir to a financial empire ended up becoming a murderer. In 527Reads8.9Score100Shelves

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    Inside an unknown, shady private hospital, a pale, almost deathly gray-faced girl lay on a bed stained crimson with blood. A large patch of bright red blood stained the pure white sheets, still dripping. The white floor tiles were covered in pools of her blood, and the air reeked of its foul stench. And in her chest, right above her heart, a gaping, bloody hole had been ripped open.

35. 135 惊 What?! After Getting Roasted, the Heir Pulled an All-Nighter to Win Her Back 惊！被怼后太子爷连夜爆肝追妻 Ying Fu Er Er樱复尔尔Modern Romance256k WordsCompleted [B-king who’s crazy about Shanghai’s pampered heir * cool on the outside, sweet on the inside, polished Korean heiress returning from abroad] [sharp-tongued player detector vs. sugar-coated little hedgehog | both pure | utterly doted on | off-the-charts sweetness] “A Pagani Huayra? More like a tractor Pro Max!” When Shanghai’s pampered heir hits every fashion sore spot of the returning heiress to a chaebol, the two launch into a furious war of words beneath the plane trees. Jin Yilin: “Do Korean 100Reads—Score104Shelves

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    Ahhh, this book is so sweet it's explosive! The premise of a Shanghai socialite heir and a Korean chaebol heiress is just too adorable, and the male lead's crazy, love-obsessed antics are hilarious! I devoured all 250,000 words in one go, and my lips haven't left the book since! A masterpiece by Tomato, a must-read for sweet romance lovers!

36. 136 霸 The CEO Begs Me to Love Him, but I Was Born a Player 霸总跪求我爱他，可我天生玩的花 Carefree Orange Peel潇洒橘子皮Modern Romance478k WordsOngoing [Love at first sight + a forceful pursuit of his wife + age gap + angsty male lead + sexually inexperienced male lead and sexually experienced female lead] A miserable college student dies suddenly while memorizing vocabulary and wakes up as the heroine's sidekick in a story that tortures women! Jiang Nian thought she was just a pawn in the male and female leads' little game. So why is the wealthy, handsome second male lead in the book always clinging to her? When the male lead disappears and to 18Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Yes, he only loves the female lead.

37. 137 她 She's Hard to Win Over 她不好追 Bala La Chen巴啦啦晨Modern Romance312k WordsCompleted When Shen Dang was young, he was arrogant, unruly, and uninhibited, until he met the girl who made his whole world shine. She was elegant and proud, radiant and brilliant. A name he had written countless times in his textbooks: “Han Jingruo.” There she stood, his entire youth. To become worthy of her, Shen Dang shed his violent ways. She was light, redemption, and hope. A ship flies like a whale, waves ripple across Starfall Bay. The whale returns to the sea, and I return to you. I have just arr 2.4kReads9.2Score255Shelves

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    Not bad, highly recommended

38. 138 缠 A Little Crybaby, Caught in a Kiss 缠吻小哭包 Shi Zha Ya贳栅啞Modern Romance346k WordsCompleted (It's the same story as Thirty-Three Years in Spring and Tangled Kisses for the Little Crybaby.) [Eight-year age gap] [Married first, fall in love later × Secret crush becomes mutual] [Daddy-type husband vs. affectionate little crybaby] [Soft, delicate beauty in a cheongsam vs. aloof, refined young master with a scheming side] * The only son of the wealthy Shen family, Shen Yanzhi defied his family's objections and joined the military, where he served for fifteen years. In the late spring of hi 3.8kReads8.9Score466Shelves

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    The story features an eight-year age gap; the male lead joined the army at eighteen, and his family owns a large business. After the couple gets married, the male lead, not wanting the female lead to suffer, resigns from his military post and returns home to take over the business. He stays by her side, protecting her from any hardship, and dotes on her immensely. There are also a few romantic scenes. It's a super good read, highly recommended!

39. 139 求 Please Love Me Openly 求你明恋我 Elk Seventeen麋鹿十七Modern Romance505k WordsCompleted [The print edition is now available. Search for A Confession I Couldn’t Hide to get a signed copy] [Roguishly handsome, irresistible Jin Zhuo x sweet, alluring Qin Yingxia] [Both Pure + College Romance + Secret Crush Becomes Mutual + Sweet Romance + Light Ensemble Cast] Qin Yingxia had been secretly in love with Jin Zhuo for seven years. She worked as hard as she could to get into Imperial University, all so she could be a little closer to him. On the first day of school, she accidentally took t 48.8kReads9.5Score7.5kShelves

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    The female protagonist had a crush on the male protagonist for seven years. She worked incredibly hard to get into the prestigious university, just to be a little closer to him. At the start of the semester, she took the wrong suitcase. When she opened it in her dorm, she discovered that the suitcase belonged to her beloved, Feixue.

40. 140 贪 Craving Mrs. Fu 贪恋傅太太 Qi Xue栖雪Modern Romance691k WordsCompleted [Lazy and scheming heroine × gentle man who only pretends to be composed] [Married first, fall in love later + slow-burn romance + devoted couple with a long-standing plan + mutual secret crushes] In her previous life, Jiang Ling loved that bold, carefree young man. But before she could summon the courage to tell him, they lost touch. Later, she happened to see an interview with him. By then, the man had gray at his temples and gazed calmly into the camera. The head of the Fu family had never ma 10.1kReads9.3Score1.1kShelves

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    These books are highly recommended! [Drooling emoji]

41. 141 京 Full Moon Over Beijing 京夜月圆 Golden Banana金蕉子Modern Romance334k WordsCompleted [Good Girl x Bad Man] [Pseudo-Forced Romance, Reforming Playboy, Reconciliation, One-on-One Romance, Faithful to One Another, Happy Ending] Zhou Yuan is a good girl: obedient, sensible, and good at school. Her boyfriend gradually grows tired of her and complains to the woman he's cheating with: “She's too conservative. She's no fun at all.” After discovering her boyfriend's affair, Zhou Yuan gets into the car of her pursuer, Pei Ye, tears in her eyes. What kind of man is Pei Ye? His reputation i 8.9kReads9.2Score796Shelves

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    A well-behaved girl meets a bad boy; the bad boy in Beijing's elite circles closes his heart for love. The female lead initially thinks the male lead is just playing around, but he actually takes it seriously.

42. 142 非 Irrational Surrender 非理性沦陷 Ying Xi赢兮Modern Romance463k WordsCompleted [A gorgeous, haughty heiress × a cold, roguish foreign powerhouse] [Devoted, sweet romance with both leads’ hearts belonging only to each other + age gap + two powerful families + doting, fatherly boyfriend] Yu Nanyan, the cherished young lady of the Yu family in Hong Kong, had been spoiled rotten ever since she was a child. But after an accident, she was forced to use a wheelchair. The exasperated heiress suddenly noticed that the new bodyguard she had hired looked at her with anything but inno 3.2kReads8.6Score293Shelves

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    The male lead is cold and roguish; he appears aloof on the surface, but is actually a gentle and doting father-like boyfriend who spoils the female lead rotten.

43. 143 拥 She Fell into His Abyss 拥她入深渊 Ying Xi赢兮Modern Romance273k WordsCompleted [A seemingly fragile girl who’s secretly a ruthless schemer × a gentle, doting, fatherly tycoon] [Devoted husband, age gap, love at first sight, both leads are pure and devoted, romance across borders] Everyone knows Jiang Xu, head of the Jiang family in Southeast Asia, is refined and handsome, but also cold, restrained, and uninterested in women. But one night, as the tension between them grows without restraint, the girl, bullied until her eyes are red, uses the last of her strength to prop he 11.4kReads9.2Score877Shelves
44. 144 屈 Surrendering to Tenderness 屈于温柔 Ying Xi赢兮Modern Romance426k WordsCompleted [Cool and radiant genius violinist girl x gentle, distinguished rising star in the business world] [Devoted romance with no past relationships + long-planned courtship + doting boyfriend + two wealthy families + age gap] Everyone knew that the eldest young master of the Shen family was handsome and distinguished, and had become a rising star in the business world at a young age. Who could have imagined that someone so utterly level-headed would one day be troubled by love? Shen Minghuai had nev 16.1kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves
45. 145 甜 Flirty and Sweet: The Dashing Captain Lu Has Fallen Again 甜撩，痞帅的陆队长又沦陷了 Yuan Lai袁莱Modern Romance425k WordsCompleted [Completed~] [Gentle, clingy actress x cocky, handsome fire captain] [Rekindled Romance + Entertainment Industry + Sweet Romance + Both Pure] "What's it like to get back together with the one who got away?" Probably this: the more satisfying it was to dump him back then, the harder it is to win him back now. In high school, Sang Yu first met Lu Wenjing in a bar. Everything around them was chaotic and sordid, but he stood out in a white shirt, his gaze brimming with emotion and drawing her in. It 6.4kReads9.2Score730Shelves

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    🎈The male lead, with his roguish charm, always held the female lead dearly in his heart. Even after five years apart, their longing for each other remained. This reconciled love story is like a super sweet treat, filling viewers with joy.😜 🎈After becoming a ghost, the female lead finally realized the depth of the male lead's love for her, a love as precious as her own life. The male lead, roguish and wild, silently loved her in his past life; in this life, the female lead, reborn, rushed to him without hesitation. Her love for him was unwavering, while he remained forever gentle, attentive, and considerate towards her.👏

46. 146 超 So Sweet! The Campus Heartthrob Coaxes His Adorable Crush in a Husky Voice 超甜！校草哑声诱哄小可爱 Peach Branch Tea桃枝茶Modern Romance406k WordsCompleted [Bad-boy school boss × sweet, soft-spoken top student] [A sweet campus romance, two strong leads, lighthearted and affectionate, healing each other] Rumor has it that Jiangcheng No. 8 High has a school boss named Gu Cilan: unruly, arrogant, and looking down on everyone. In their second year of high school, a sweet transfer student arrives. Li Su is beautiful with a honey-sweet voice, and she takes first place in her grade on her very first monthly exam. She’s just far too bold, always picking on 27.8kReads9.3Score4.6kShelves

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    The male lead is charmingly roguish and dotes on the female lead; the female lead is either reborn or transmigrated.

47. 147 剧 The Plot Is Out of Control! The Badass, Handsome, Obsessive Villain Blushes When I Flirt with Him 剧情失控！痞帅偏执反派被撩红脸 Tao Beixia桃北夏Modern Romance238k WordsCompleted Sweet romance and healing + Transmigrate into a Book heroine + Obsessive, love-struck villain + Fated romance + Two powerful, wealthy families + Campus life [The original heroine isn't vilified] + Both leads are each other's one and only, happy ending A roguishly handsome, loyal, purehearted villain, a show-off school bully from a tycoon family X A mischievous, confident, sweet-and-cool villainess heiress A mysterious woman who transmigrated into a book barges into a novel that Jiang Wanxun aban 2.1kReads9.4Score309Shelves
48. 148 野 Wild Is What Makes It Thrilling 野，才带感 Le Man乐满Modern Romance240k WordsCompleted A roguishly handsome, cool former special forces soldier VS a younger, aloof beauty who studies psychology [Special forces + love at first sight + both virgins + rugged hero + heroine heals hero + anti-drug police + psychologist] In a bar restroom, the student council president, who had been coveting An Yingxia for ages, took advantage of her. Taking advantage of the alcohol, the man clamped a hand around her slender, pale wrist, his eyes reddening at the corners. “Yingxia, be my girlfriend?” H 1.2kReads9.1Score134Shelves
49. 149 野 Wild Devotion 野性偏爱 Wind Gardenia风栀Modern Romance278k WordsCompleted [Sweet school romance + mutual healing + reunion after years apart] Rumor had it that Jing Chen was sinister and cold, the top dog at Jiangcheng No. 10 High School and the nightmare of countless underachievers. That nightmare suddenly showed up at No. 1 High School and became deskmates with the school belle. The whole school was stunned! Class monitor: “Yun Zhi, be careful. I heard the last person who sat beside him was beaten so badly they ended up in the hospital!” Her former deskmate: “Yun Zh 378Reads9.1Score101Shelves
50. 150 他 He Defies Everyone but Bows to Her 他一身反骨，只为她低头 Soft Strawberry Cub酥软的草莓崽Modern Romance243k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance + Extra-Sweet, Heart-Fluttering Flirting + Mutual Healing + Both Leads Devoted to Each Other] [Wild, Arrogant Bad Boy × Sweet, Gentle Little Angel] Everyone in Lincheng knew the school bully Jiang Chi: red hair, a black motorcycle, ruthless and sparing with words, with hard fists and plenty of connections. No one dared to mess with him. On her first day after transferring schools, Shen You witnessed the terrifying guy getting into a fight. A well-behaved girl since childhood, she 2.1kReads8.9Score301Shelves

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